1
If you had an hour of school board time for Hudson Elementary, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000232
Hudson Elementary
200 Roy Coffey Drive, Hudson, NC 28638 · (828) 728-3712 · Caldwell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
645 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hudson Elementary
Hudson Elementary's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Elementary this school | 665 | 97.0% | 59.8% |
| Granite Falls Elementary Granite Falls | 647 | 99.2% | 64.1% |
| South Topsail Elementary Hampstead | 618 | 99.5% | 68.9% |
| Newport Elementary Newport | 621 | 99.5% | 63.0% |
| North Buncombe Elementary Weaverville | 593 | 98.7% | 62.9% |
| Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville | 635 | 99.5% | 78.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hudson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #501 of 1,297 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #552 of 1,296 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #598 of 1,300 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #227 of 1,485 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #1,342 of 1,377 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #1,177 of 1,379 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #997 of 1,414 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #585 of 937 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
665
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 665 | 34.1 | 19.5:1 | 97% (645) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 43.9 | 14.4:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 44.7 | 14.6:1 | 72% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 53% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 49.3 | 15.0:1 | 59% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 49 | 15.5:1 | 60% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 55% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 34% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 45 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (740 to 665); teachers down 31% (49.3 to 34.1).
About Hudson Elementary
Hudson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Hudson, North Carolina. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 665 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Caldwell County Schools enrolls 10,667 students, and its 25 schools include Hudson Elementary.
At Hudson Elementary, 76% of students are White. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Caldwell County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Hudson Elementary has 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 97% at Hudson Elementary. The figure for public schools in Caldwell County is close, at 95%.
Hudson Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.2%.
In Caldwell County, the median household earns about $56,425 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Caldwell County, 26 public schools serve about 10,920 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hudson Middle, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Hudson Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (651) and 2024-25 (665). The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.1:1 to 19.5:1.
Hudson Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Granite Falls MiddleMiddle · 518 students
Other schools in Hudson
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 551 students
- Caldwell Early CollegeHigh · 387 students
- Caldwell Applied Sciences AcademyHigh · 218 students
Other Hudson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hudson Elementary. Hudson Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Hudson Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 751 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IA · 562 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolLONGVIEW, TX · 452 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJ · 320 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolHUDSON, CO · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson Middle0.2 mi · 551
- Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy0.5 mi · 218
- Caldwell Early College0.6 mi · 387
- Sawmills Elementary2.1 mi · 351
- South Caldwell High2.6 mi · 1,272
- Whitnel Elementary3.6 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Hudson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hudson Elementary?
Hudson Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hudson Elementary serve?
Hudson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hudson Elementary have?
Hudson Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Hudson Elementary?
Student demographics at Hudson Elementary are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hudson Elementary?
Hudson Elementary is overseen by Caldwell County Schools in Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.